Help to Get Health and Social Care Services

What the CHAMPs Team do:

image showing improvement We can support you to get better health services.

image showing non-easy read compared with easy read We check that services have easy to understand health information and clear signage.

image of training We help to train health and social care staff to understand your needs.

image of team of professionals We work with health and social care professionals who speak up for you.

 

Click the images below to find out about information and support available:

image of royal cornwall hospital building, text reads "Acute Liaison Team for adults and children with learning disabilities and / or autism spectrum conditions" image of a nurse looking at a tablet/ipad, text reads "Hospital passports" image of a dentist doing a check up on someones teeth, text reads "dental services"

 

Acute Liaison Team for Adults and Children with Learning Disabilities and / or Autism Spectrum Conditions

image of Treliske The Acute Liaison Team for Adults and Children with Learning Disabilities and / Autism Spectrum Conditions is based at Treliske hospital. 

image of man in hospitalThey can support you with your plans to go to hospital and during your time in hospital. 

image of the information sign image of telephone image of email Find out more information on the team and how to get in touch with them on the Cornwall NHS Website

 

Health Screening

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The screening liaison nurses support people with learning disabilities and/or autistic people to understand why screening is important and what to expect at a screening appointment.

 

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The CHAMPs team teamed up with our amazing Screening Liaison nurses to create a fun and catchy song all about the importance of screening because they wanted to make sure people with a learning disability and/or autistic people understand how important it is to get checked regularly to stay on top of your health:

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Hospital Passports 

 

image of man signing meThey are useful to tell staff more about you.

image of thumbs up image of thumbs downThey also tell staff about your needs and likes. 

image of man in bedTake your hospital passport with you when you have a hospital appointment or stay. 

Click here to download a hospital passport for people with autism

Click here to download a hospital passport for people with learning disabilities

 

Dental Services

The CHAMPs team visit organisations around Cornwall to teach people how they can look after their teeth.

Get in touch with the CHAMPs team if you'd like them to visit you:

By email - healthy.cornwall@cornwall.gov.uk

By phone - 01872 324200

 

Here are some helpful documents about looking after your teeth:

image for dentist appointment Download our easy read document about what your NHS dentist can do for you

image of easy readimage of looking after teeth Have a look at our easy read document about looking after your teeth